UPDATE: Homeless man arrested in taxi-cab stabbing

An Evansville man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the late Tuesday night stabbing and armed robbery of a cabdriver and her ride along.

John Vernon Jackson Jr., 24, who said he was homeless, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, two counts of armed robbery with injury, two counts residential entry and resisting law enforcement.

According to the Sheriff's Office news release, injured were Lisa A. English, 49, and Mary L. Catt, 76, both of Evansville. The release didn't identify which was the driver and which the ride along and messages for the detective went unreturned.

The driver told detectives she had just dropped off Jackson's friend just before midnight and was in the area of the 4000 block of Chapel Court when Jackson stabbed her and her ride along. The driver told deputies she drove into a trailer in an attempt to get the male to stop attacking her.

Emergency medical personnel treated both women at the scene, and they were both taken by ambulance to Deaconess Hospital for treatment of several stab and cut wounds. One woman was treated and then later released and the other has been admitted for observation.

Deputies and an Evansville Police Department canine searched the area for an attacker and found one "person of interest" after a short chase, according to the release.

Jackson was cooperative with police and admitted he committed the robbery and stabbed the women, according to the release. Both victims identified him as the one who attacked them. Jackson told detectives he committed the crime because he needed the money. Jackson's wallet and identification were recovered from inside the cab after the reported robbery.

Police also apprehended Lewis Anthony Yates, 25, who also said he was homeless, after the incident. Yates was arrested and charged with two outstanding warrants for failing to appear in court in connection with failing to appear in court and two counts of resisting law enforcement. Yates' involvement with the robbery is still under investigation.

Both Jackson and Yates were transported to Vanderburgh County Detention Center. Jackson is being held with no bond and Yates is being held in lieu of $2,200 cash bond.

Detectives said the two are suspects in other recent crimes and further charges are expected.